Add string to a list String property in pure Studio/automation

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Benjamin_Jalon1

Hi,

I would like to add string into a property defined into a document type without new operation definition.

We can't easily add the item as:

• the object returned by Document.getProperty("mySchema:myField") is a String[]
• the set property operation manage only scalar values

Thanks

Benjamin_Jalon1

The following solution is not the most maintainable one (it uses prefixed java classes, even if it is quite stable packages)but works and is 100% Studio

Here is how I did it:

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• Fetch > something

I get the document that stores the list

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• Execution Context > Set Context Variable

parameters:

name: listOfSringTmp
Value: @{new java.util.ArrayList()}

Temporary variable where the list of all elements will be stored.

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• Scripting > Run Script

parameters:

script: java.util.Collections.addAll(Context["listOfSringTmp"], Document.getProperty("mySchema:myField"))

We add values stored into your document

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• Scripting > Run Script

parameters:

script: Context["listOfSringTmp"].add("MyNewValue")

And we add the new value

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• Scripting > Run Script

parameters:

script: Document.doc.setPropertyValue("mySchema:myField", Context["listOfSringTmp"].toArray())

And we set back the list into the document

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• Document > Save

I save my modification.

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